Directing
Ivan Sen
Born January 1, 1972 · Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Biography
Ivan Sen (born 1972; Nambour, Queensland) is an Australian filmmaker. He is a director, screenwriter and cinematographer, as well as an editor, composer and sound designer. He is co-founder and director of Bunya Productions. Throughout the late 1990s Ivan Sen worked on numerous short films, before making his feature film debut with Beneath Clouds in 2002. It won Ivan global acclaim, screening at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and winning the Premiere First Movie Award at the 2002 Berlin Film Festival and the 2002 Best Director Award at the Australian Film Institute Awards. Ivan has subsequently written and produced a number of award winning documentaries. His documentary Yellow Fella screened in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005. In 2011 Ivan completed his feature Toomelah, which was selected for the Cannes International Film Festival 2011 - Un Certain Regard. The world premiere of the film at Cannes received a standing ovation. The film won the Grand Prix at the Pacific Meridian Film Festival 2011 and the UNESCO Prize at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2011. In 2013 Ivan completed the feature film Mystery Road starring Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten, Tasma Walton and Jack Thompson. Mystery Road had its international premiere with a "Special Presentation"at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival. Ivan is an Executive Producer on the successful tv adaptation of Mystery Road. In 2015 Ivan directed his Goldstone starring Aaron Pedersen, Alex Russell, Jacki Weaver, David Gulpilil, Cheng Pei Pei and David Wenham.
Known for
6.7
Mystery Road
Writer, Original Music Composer, Editor, Director, Director of Photography
6.6
Goldstone
Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor, Original Music Composer
7.5
Mystery Road
Executive Producer
6.2
Limbo
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Co-Producer, Original Music Composer, Writer
3.7
Loveland
Original Music Composer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
7.0
Beneath Clouds
Director, Writer, Original Music Composer, Music Producer, Title Illustration
7.6
Mystery Road: Origin
Executive Producer
6.1 TMDB
Toomelah
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer
7.2 TMDB
Yellow Fella
Director, Director of Photography
6.3
Dreamland
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer, Sound Editor
8.0 TMDB
Vanish
Writer, Director, Director of Photography
7.0 TMDB
Tears
Writer, Original Music Composer, Director
8.0 TMDB
My Mother India
Gaffer
6.6
Wind
Director, Writer
Warm Strangers
Director, Producer, Post Production Supervisor, Writer
Shifting Shelter 4
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Shifting Shelter 3
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Fire Talker
Writer, Director, Producer
Shifting Shelter 1
Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Aunty Connie
Director, Writer, Producer
Filmography
- 2023LimboDirector, Director of Photography, Editor, Co-Producer, Original Music Composer, WriterMovie
- 2022Mystery Road: OriginExecutive ProducerSeries
- 2022LovelandOriginal Music Composer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, WriterMovie
- 2018Mystery RoadExecutive ProducerSeries
- 2016GoldstoneDirector, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor, Original Music ComposerMovie
- 2013Mystery RoadWriter, Original Music Composer, Editor, Director, Director of PhotographyMovie
- 2011ToomelahDirector, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Original Music ComposerMovie
- 2011Shifting Shelter 4Director, Writer, Producer, Director of PhotographyMovie
- 2009DreamlandDirector, Writer, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer, Sound EditorMovie
- 2009Fire TalkerWriter, Director, ProducerMovie
- 2008Embassy DaysDirectorMovie
- 2007Men's GatheringDirector, Producer, WriterMovie
- 2007A Sister's LoveDirector, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor, Original Music ComposerMovie
- 2006The DreamersDirector, Producer, WriterMovie
- 2006Broken BordersProducer, Writer, DirectorMovie
- 2006Shifting Shelter 3Director, Writer, Producer, Director of PhotographyMovie
- 2006Aunty ConnieDirector, Writer, ProducerMovie
- 2005Yellow FellaDirector, Director of PhotographyMovie
- 2005Who was Evelyn Orcher?Director, Producer, WriterMovie
- 2002My Mother IndiaGafferMovie
- 2002Beneath CloudsDirector, Writer, Original Music Composer, Music Producer, Title IllustrationMovie
- 2000Shifting Shelter 2Director, Director of Photography, Producer, WriterMovie
- 1999WindDirector, WriterMovie
- 1999DustWriter, Director, Original Music ComposerMovie
- 1998TearsWriter, Original Music Composer, DirectorMovie
- 1998VanishWriter, Director, Director of PhotographyMovie
- 1997Warm StrangersDirector, Producer, Post Production Supervisor, WriterMovie
- 1997Shifting Shelter 1Writer, Director, Producer, Director of PhotographyMovie
- 1997JourneyDirector, Writer, ProducerMovie
- 1997Message StickDirector, Producer, WriterSeries